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Green Light CLASSIFIEDS
THE BEE's want ads are named "Greenlight Classifieds", to highlight additional reader and advertiser benefits. An important innovation is that classified ads placed in THE BEE may also be available at the new Greenlight Classified Internet website at the HotLink below!
In addition, Greenlight Classifieds now offer the additional service of in-column photographs of vehicles and homes for sale. The photos can not only appear in THE BEE, but on the website as well.
Greenlight Classifieds appear each month in THE BEE, and can also reach up to a half million additional readers by being published in other newspapers in the "Community Newspapers" group, including the weekly Clackamas Review, Oregon City News, Lake Oswego Review, and West Linn Tidings; the monthly Sherwood Gazette, and Southwest Community Connection; the twice-weekly Gresham Outlook and Portland Tribune; and up to seven other newspapers in the group.
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| Eric Nykanen of Sellwood sells most of his colorful line of tie-dyed apparel at Saturday Market, where sales are brisk. After moving here from California, Nykanen discovered a ready market for his tie dye clothing line. (Photo by Merry MacKinnon) |
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Portland is “tie-dye Mecca” for Sellwood hippie
By MERRY MacKINNON
for THE BEE
As the crowd inches its way through Saturday Market in downtown Portland, “Tie Dye Eric” is all smiles. For the first Saturday this year, the temperature has climbed to 80 degrees, and sales at his booth across from the food court are hot.
“I’ve been selling them as fast I can put them up,” beams Eric Nykanen.
A Sellwood resident, Nykanen sells his “Love Lite Precision” line, which is colorful tie-dye apparel, as flamboyant as an Amazon parrot’s plumage. And his eye-popping, multi-colored boxer shorts, T-shirts, dresses, aprons, hats, and sweatshirts are attracting lots of customers.
At his Saturday Market booth, teenage girls stop to admire the purple, orange, and blue “cheeky” underwear displayed alongside smiley-faced boxer shorts. A mother buys tie-dyed clothes for her child, as a woman squeezes into Nykanen’s booth searching for a dress, preferably one bursting with green, to wear on vacation in Costa Rica.
Nykanen sells eighty percent of his creations at Saturday Market, and the rest online at: www.love-lite.biz. He also produces the official tie dye T-shirt for the River City Blue Grass Festival.
He’s been creating tie dye apparel for nearly half a century.
“I started doing tie dye in the 1960s, when I was nine years old,” recalls Nykanen, his long blonde hair swept back by a baseball cap. In fact, he adds, a vintage creation from his early tie dye days is currently under review by the Smithsonian Institution for possible addition to its Americana clothing exhibit.
Almost a decade ago, Nykanen moved to Portland from San Diego – and found his bliss.
“I feel like I moved to the tie-dye Mecca,” he says. “After I came here, I discovered my little hippie brethren had also moved here from California.”
At first, Nykanen lived in the Hawthorne district, which, he says, he was advised would be the best fit for him.
But maybe not, because then he moved to Sellwood, where he is clearly glad to live. He dyes his clothing line in his house, using fiber reactive dyes to create bright, psychedelic designs that don’t bleed or fade, he says.
“People tell me, ‘I’ve seen tie dye for 30 years, and I’ve never seen anything so distinctive’,” he says.
His booth at Saturday Market is easy to find. Just look for the layered tent that looks like someone threw paint balloons at it.
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| At “Everybody’s Garden Center”, sales associate Katie holds a sample of the company’s top-selling plant nutrient, “Golden Grow”, manufactured there for over 20 years. (Photo by Rita A. Leonard) |
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“Everybody’s Garden Center” moves south; now near Brooklyn
By RITA A. LEONARD
For THE BEE
“Everybody's Garden Center”, a long established business at 519 S.E. Main Street, has moved south to a location near the Brooklyn neighborhood just in time for the 2008 growing season. The business has consolidated its year-round indoor/outdoor gardening supplies operation, and moved to a new and larger site at 2701 S.E. 14th Avenue, three blocks north of Powell. The retail store is open seven days a week, specializing in gardening, hydroponics, and organic and pond supplies.
The co-owners are Dan Johnson and Rajim Pursifull, who have a staff of five. They boast of an inventory that ranges from grow lights and trellises to praying mantis eggs. Hydroponic supplies and growth medium are displayed next to bags of planting mix and plant nutrient supplements. Recirculating fountain supplies enhance an indoor hothouse area, featuring vegetable starts, air plants, and a large terrarium. Pumps and plastic rain barrels are available for gardeners who practice water conservation.
“Hydroponics have become so popular that some high schools and even Clark College in Vancouver have courses on the subject,” says Johnson.
Across the showroom, gardening books, videos, posters, gloves and sunblock mingle with trellis netting, propagation aids, and soil testing tools. A large suppy of books include topics about indoor gardening, bonsai, worm culture, herbs, carnivorous plants, and urban sanctuaries – similar to the one in front of Llewellyn School that is certified as a Schoolyard Habitat by the National Wildlife Federation.
A variety of fungicides, pesticides, and sprayers are displayed along with deer and mosquito repellant. The company also carries products to discourage moss, algae, slugs, and household pets. Containers of all sizes, grow lights, timers, switches, and pH monitors are displayed about the premises, and hand tools, weed control fabric, and long-handled gardening tools are also available. Seeds, bulbs and fertilizers fill out the mix.
“We manufacture many of our products,” reveals Johnson. “Hydroponics has evolved into a useful form of gardening for nearly everyone, from the urban city dweller who wants fresh herbs for cooking, to the specialty orchid grower and commercial produce grower. We're happy to help you choose the right hydroponic system for your needs, and offer many organic nutrients, additives and soil conditioners.”
“We’re currently planning the reconstruction of our indoor koi pool,” adds Katie, a cheerful sales associate. “Many of our clients come from the Sellwood/Westmoreland area,” she continues. “We specialize mostly in food crop gardening, and cater to people who want to know and understand where their organic food is coming from.”
Everybody's Garden Center is open Monday to Friday from 9 am to 6:30 pm, 10-5 on Saturday, and 11-5 on Sunday. They’re online at: www.egc1.com, and their telephone number is 503/231-1582.
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| The “grand opening” banner introduces the new Tai Yuen Chinese Herbs & Grocery Store at 6424 S.E. Powell Boulevard. (Photo by Rita A. Leonard) |
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Southeast’s new Chinese Herb & Grocery Store fills ethnic need
By RITA A. LEONARD
for THE BEE
The Summer Olympics are coming up in Beijing in 2008; several noted Chinese Immersion programs are located at schools in Inner Southeast Portland. Quite naturally, interest is growing in our area in Chinese Culture.
Those seeking authentic Chinese herbs and remedies can find them more easily now, with the opening in mid-March of the Tai Yuen Chinese Herbs & Grocery Store at 6424 S.E. Powell Boulevard.
Owner Li He, and her husband and partner Shang He, are proud to offer authentic foods and herbs imported from China through San Francisco. “We carry many items that promote natural health and well-being, such as ginkgo, natural oils for muscle aches and pains, and tea and herbs to combat colds and allergies,” says Li. These products come from such sources as Solstice Medicine Co., LongStar Healthpro Inc., Farlong Pharmaceutical, and J & P Nutriceutical Co., among others.
Tai Yuen displays large apothecary jars filled with dried squid, oysters, and ginseng, as well as many herbs that can be brewed into tea or soup. A lot of the products, such as swallow nest soup, are labeled in Chinese, but the owners are happy to help clients with their needs. “We carry pollen, propolis, and royal jelly for customers who require honeybee products, and a nice hawthorne tea that is beneficial for both diets and allergies,” says Li. “We have an herbal vitamin drink for children's colds that doesn’t taste like medicine. We also carry soybean drinks, dried mushrooms, sweet dates, and many kinds of tea.”
Li's family has had a similar business in Seattle for two years, and the Portland couple hopes to provide an important service to customers in Portland. The store is open daily from 9 am until 8 pm, and the telephone number is 503/772-1268.
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| Neal Lubow, whose Portland-based home business “Ideas By The Hour” is over two decades old, is the speaker and facilitator at the May 15th AHB meeting in Sellwood, open to the public. |
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Marketing for small and home businesses. May’s speaker at the monthly Assn. of Home Businesses meeting in Sellwood is local marketing guru Neal Lubow, of Ideas By the Hour, who facilitates an interactive discussion of current marketing strategies for small and home-based businesses. “Memorable sales” stories are also encouraged. Cost to attend – $10 – includes a buffet supper. The meeting is on Thursday evening, May 15th, 6-9 pm, at SMILE Station, S.E. 13th at Tenino, a block south of Tacoma Street, in Sellwood. Get details, and make your reservation to attend, online at: www.ahboregon.org. Or, for information or to make reservations by phone, call Eric at 503/232-9787, x6.
Stroller Strides returns to Sellwood Park. Stroller Strides of Southeast Portland will be in Sellwood Park from May through October again this year, offering a total body fitness class for new moms and their babies using your strollers, resistance tubing, and the environment. The business offers classes in the park Monday and Wednesday morning; meet at the north end of the park, next to the parking lot at 9:30 am. Classes are designed for all fitness levels and are taught by national certified instructors. For information, visit online: www.strollerstrides.net/southeastportland, or contact Mackenzie Nuss at 503/381-0694.
New coffeehouse on Foster Road. “Speedboat Coffee” celebrated its grand opening at S.E. 51st and Foster Road, near the intersection of Powell and Foster, on Friday, April 11th, by offering free drip coffee and $1.00 lattes and mochas. Co-owner Angela Kelly said she’s impressed by the recent changes on Foster: “Cute, trendy shops are popping up everywhere, and we’re very excited to be a part of the movement. You don’t have to drive 30 blocks to find a cool place to get a coffee and hang-out, anymore.” Offering drive-thru and dine-in service, Speedboat features an array of standard espresso-based coffee beverages, such as lattes and cappuccinos, as well as whole-fruit smoothies, bakery items, hot soup, and specialty sandwiches. Amenities include a kids’ playroom with toys and games, free wireless Internet, outdoor patio seating, and a dining room “with the glow of a warm fireplace”.
Landlord Study Hall in Woodstock considers “liability”. The free monthly meeting for landlords, “Landlord Study Hall”, presents on May 14th, 6:30-8 pm, a forum on “Preventing Liability”. Though the meetings are free, RSVPs are required – call 503/772-8825, ext. 6, to respond. The meeting will be at All Saints’ Episcopal Church, S.E. 40th and Woodstock Boulevard. The meetings are sponsored by Kathryn King, Amy Barnhouse, and Pam Olson. For information visit online: www.landlordstudyhall.com.
Clinic helping Oregon Food Bank. East-West Acupuncture Clinic, 3703 S.E. 39th Avenue, is offering a $5 discount to cash customers who bring in at least two cans of food for the Oregon Food Bank. The clinic’s phone number is 503/231-4101.
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| One of the oils on display this month at Tilde in Sellwood, painted by Woodstock artist Dave Anderson |
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“First Friday” art event features crows. Woodstock-based artist Dave Anderson is featured in May at “Tilde”, 7913 S.E. 13th Avenue in Sellwood. Anderson’s oils on canvas show is entitled “In the company of Crows and Ravens”, and will be on display through May 31st. The shop will host a “First Friday” reception for Anderson on May 2nd from 6 till 9 pm to open the show.
Wallace Books again encourages young entrepreneurs. Throughout the spring and summer months at Wallace Books, says owner Julie Wallace, Saturday is again “Lemonade Stand Day”. She explains, “Parents and kids interested in making a few summer bucks can stop by the bookstore and sign-up for the Saturday of their choice, when they will set up their own lemonade stand on the store’s porch or on the street. First come, first priority.” Wallace Books will provide the table, tablecloth, and chairs. Everything else is to be provided by the Lemonade stand operators. Visit the store, on S.E. Milwaukie Avenue just south of Bybee in Westmoreland, for details.
“Picazzo’s Pizza” opens in Sellwood. There are eight Picazzo’s Gourmet Pizza and Salad restaurants – till now, all in Arizona; the ninth just opened at 8000 S.E. 13th Avenue on “Antique Row” in Sellwood. Its local owner is Dale Parrish, who invites, “In addition to our signature gourmet pizzas, our menu includes award-winning salads such as Fresh Pear Gorgonzola and the Berry-Licious, a selection of sandwiches, appetizers and desserts. Diners can also select from an extensive wine and beer list.” Picazzo’s has received certification from the Celiac-Sprue Association recognizing the restaurant’s in-depth Gluten-Free Menu. The restaurant is open Monday thru Saturday, 11 am till 9 pm.
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| Joe Baker and his Barefoot Brakemen, a Sellwood-based honky tonk band, has just released a CD called “Shook, Broke, Hung”. |
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Sellwood musician releases CD. Joe Baker, originally from Sedona, Arizona, has been a Sellwood resident since 1995, and after several years of being a musician in local bands, has started a band of his own, the Barefoot Brakemen, devoted to a honky-tonk style of music inspired by western swing pioneer Bob Wills, combining elements of rock and roll, country, blues, and jazz. This has resulted in the release of a new “mono” CD, “Shook, Broke, Hung”, on April 11th. The release is on Baker’s own label, Alonzo Records.
Eastmorelander a career and ethics coach. Sally Rhys, MS, has opened Coaching for Perspective, a Career and Business Ethics Coaching practice, out of her home in Eastmoreland, leaving a 20+ year corporate life behind. She is directing her business towards those entering or re-entering the workplace, making a career change, moving toward retirement, or struggling with work-place ethics – for any of which, she says, coaching can accelerate your forward movement. Tailored to each client to fit specific needs, budget, and goals. She also offers a teleclass to attend “from the comfort of your own home”. She is offering a complimentary session “to find out if coaching is right for you”. For information visit: www.CoachingforPerspective.com, or call 971/678-0489.
“May Daze Bazaar” in Sellwood May 3rd. The “First Annual Spring Bazaar” will take place 9 am till 4 pm on Saturday, May 3rd, at Sellwood Community Center, 1436 S.E. Spokane Street. The sale offers gifts for Mother’s Day, treats for summer – even the family pet! Lunch will be available. Want to be a vendor? Call Patty at 503/823-3195.
“Garden Boutique and Wine Bar” opens on Division. Oscar Albert and Gretchen Fogelstrom opened this new venture on April 8; the official grand opening is May 3 and 4. The shop offers an eclectic combination of garden plants, environmentally friendly fine wines, gifts, and shade-grown fair-trade organic coffee. It’s located at 4847 S.E. Division Street. The telephone number is 503/477-9894; the shop is online at: www.oscaralbert.com.
“First Friday” Art Event at Janovec Gallery. Artist Tupper Malone is featured in May at Janovec Gallery, S.E. Milwaukie at Holgate Boulevard, with a display called “Sacred Words Imperfect”. Malone, a third generation Oregonian, was born and raised in Salem, and has practiced her art for over 30 years, moving from sculpture. She will be feted at a First Friday reception, May 2nd, 6-9 pm, with the works remaining on display all month, Fridays through Sundays, noon till 6 pm.
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| Diane Price, an Australian who just became an American citizen, has opened a new Acupuncture clinic near the Mt. Scott Community Center. |
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Alaskan hospital acupuncturist opens clinic near Mt. Scott. Diane Price, who designed and led an acupuncture program for an Alaskan hospital for three years, and is originally from Austrialia, is the owner of “Pins and Needles” – a new “affordable” acupuncture clinic at 5241 S.E. 72nd Avenue, near the Mt Scott Community Center. Details of the clinic and directions can be found online at: www.pinandneedle.com. The telephone number is 503/772-1532.
Sellwood author publishes novel. Rob Freeman, a resident of the Quayside Condos in Sellwood, recently published a novel entitled, “Fancypants: An autobiographical novel”. The book deals with the themes of the “sixties”, growing up Jewish in America, and the power of family. It is currently available in local bookstores, including Looking Glass Books and Wallace Books in Sellwood and Westmoreland. Freeman will read from the book May 20th at Broadway Books. Freeman notes that it is also available online at Lulu.com and soon available on Amazon, Borders, and the other online retailers.
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